2000 United States presidential election: Republican candidate Texas Governor George W. Bush defeats Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the closest election in history, but the outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida. 2000: Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. Historical events from year 2000. Learn about 245 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 2000 or search by date or keyword. 2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, and the last year of the 2nd millennium and the 20th century. Explore the unforgettable events of 2000, from the Y2K relief and human genome breakthrough to the Sydney Olympics and the rise of reality TV and dot-com bust. What happened and who was famous in 2000? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 2000. Major events of 2000, including the turn of the millennium, the dot-com bubble burst, and more. Explore our detailed timeline and understand the significant events of this year. After we all partied like it was 1999 (because it actually WAS), what followed was a pretty eventful 10 years, starting with the year 2000. May 13: Lara Dutta of India is named Miss Universe 2000 in ceremonies in Nicosia, Cyprus; another Indian, Priyanka Chopra, wins the Miss World title in November. 2000 (MM) was a century leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 2000s decade.